The INSIDER daily digest

Today's INSIDER begins with a story on the GOP's spending resolution for fiscal year 2017, released yesterday. The committee issued a statement touting the resolution and arguing it would strengthen national security.

House Budget Committee releases GOP spending blueprint

The House Budget Committee formally released the GOP's spending resolution for fiscal year 2017, which allocates $574 billion for base budget national security spending and $74 billion for Defense and State department overseas contingency operations accounts.

Also yesterday, the Government Accountability Office denied General Dynamics' bid protest against the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 contract. GAO concluded the Marine Corps' decision to choose a higher-rated but higher-priced proposal was within its discretion.

GAO denies protest against Marine Corps next-gen amphib vehicle contract

The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by General Dynamics Land Systems that challenged the award of the next-generation amphibious vehicle contract by the Marine Corps to Science Applications International.

We have more news out of Lockheed Martin's annual media day, held Tuesday:

Rangel: Lockheed ‘anxious to see specific proposal’ on M&A

Lockheed Martin has not yet seen the Pentagon’s proposal to Congress seeking a broadened ability to review defense industry mergers and acquisitions, the company’s top lobbyist told Inside Defense this week.

Lockheed's TR-X pitch will be unmanned, targeted for 2030 fielding

In light of design challenges and a push from the Air Force, Lockheed Martin has stepped away from the optionally manned version of its next-generation, high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform in favor of an unmanned system.

Top Lockheed lobbyist praises outreach on acquisition reform

Lockheed Martin has been “very satisfied” with the level of outreach from Congress related to acquisition reform, the contractor's top lobbyist said this week.

The Air Force has been weighing the fate of the last space vehicle in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for some time, and there's news on that matter today.

Air Force may push for DMSP-20 launch after February on-orbit failure

The Air Force may seek to revive its last grounded legacy weather satellite to mitigate last month's on-orbit failure of another satellite in the constellation.